If there is one area where the 14-14 Phoenix Suns have really struggled so far this season, it has been on the defensive end. Even with a head coach in Frank Vogel who is known for putting together an elite product on that end, the Suns still rank a lowly 17th in this category (114.9).
When you look at the makeup of their roster, then you realize it could be a lot worse. Outside of Jusuf Nurkic (who is not a defensive-minded big), Drew Eubanks and Chimezie Metu, there isn’t a whole lot of rim protection for the Suns. Still, ranking below average in this area is not going to be good enough come the postseason to get stops and win a championship.
The other side of the coin here is that this group also hasn’t been good enough offensively to offset their defensive inabilities – and when you combine the ratings of the Suns on both ends of the court – it explains why they are where they are right now. Which is an awful 11th in the Western Conference, with a long and difficult road back to the top ahead of them.
Which is why former Suns big man Bismack Biyombo may just be proving the team wrong for letting him go, with how well he has been playing for the Memphis Grizzlies this season.
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have really struggled so far this season, it has been on the defensive end. Even with a head coach in Frank Vogel who is known for putting together an elite product on that end, the Suns still rank a lowly 17th in this category (114.9).
When you look at the makeup of their roster, then you realize it could be a lot worse. Outside of Jusuf Nurkic (who is not a defensive-minded big), Drew Eubanks and Chimezie Metu, there isn’t a whole lot of rim protection for the Suns. Still, ranking below average in this area is not going to be good enough come the postseason to get stops and win a championship.
The other side of the coin here is that
